A Popular Plant-Based Rhode Island Food Hall Is Closing in February
Plant City, a well-known plant-based food hall and marketplace, will permanently close its Providence location. The owners of the food hall cited long-term decline in traffic, compounded by the Washington Bridge failure, as key factors behind the closure. The Providence location will serve the community for the last ti
Menopause Is Missing From RI Prison Policy
Rhode Island's integrated prison-jail system holds an aging population, and the state's publicly posted gynecological policy contains no express guidance on menopause symptoms, hormone therapy or education — leaving what care exists undocumented for the public. A nationwide review published this morning by the Prison P
Police: Cumberland teen’s death not criminal in nature
The 18-year-old was found dead at an E. Barrows Street home on June 6.
First responders help remove submerged vehicle in Plainville
(WJAR) — First responders helped remove a submerged vehicle from a pond in Plainville. The Plainville Fire Department responded to a pond on Fuller Street on Wednesday. The department says the vehicle left the roadway and entered the pond. The lone driver was able to get out by themselves.
Powerful MCS Sparks Heavy Overnight Rain and Embedded Storms Across New York, Vermont and...
ALBANY, NY — An active night of weather is unfolding across New England as a large Mesoscale Convective System, or MCS, tracks eastward out of New York and pushes into Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island through the overnight hours. Radar imagery shows a broad cluster of organized thund
Blue Corvette doing donuts during street takeover in Pennsylvania found abandoned in New Jersey
According to police, the vehicle was abandoned on Interstate 80 after a police chase.
East Providence students return to school with new superintendent
Thousands of students in East Providence return to the classroom on Wednesday, with a new superintendent at the helm.
Federal Hill’s La Pigna Arch taken down for restoration
The historic La Pigna Arch on Federal Hill is coming down on Wednesday for restoration.
Rhode Island Medicaid now pays more for primary fee-for-service care than most of New...
A new report from the state Office of Health Insurance Commissioner shows that Rhode Island has enhanced its standing among New England states on Medicaid reimbursement for primary care. Fee-for-service rates for Medicaid, the insurance program for low-income residents, are now higher in Rhode Island than Massachusetts
RIPTA unveils 50 new vans to replace aging paratransit fleet
(WJAR) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority unveiled its new paratransit fleet on Wednesday. RIPTA officials said 50 new vans have been added to replace its aging fleet. The new vehicles will help expand capacity for the growing RIde and Flex On Demand service, officials said. In 2025,...
